Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-27


Of ST.. Stephens parish, ten days ago, he
has been practically on the defensive
against various proceedings by his house
hold and the Pensioners. Yesterday he
carried the war into Africa. He decided
10 prevent the parshioners from holding
any more McGlynn meetings in the
church building. His first step was to send
Tor q locksmith, who lifted the doors Of the
basement on the Twenty-eignth street
eide and the Twenty ninth street side
with new locks. Pastor DOnnelly bad
not the keys to the old locks. Bliss Mary
Halligan, the housekeeper of the rectory,
knows where they are. hut she won't tell.
The new locks are OF Y ale padlocks. PO-
lcemen Sullivan, Cody, Carroll and Bren-
nan stood guard at the doors while the
lOcksmith was at work.
Next Father DOnnely sent for Police
Captain Ryan, and they went to the base
ment to request any one there to leave the
building before the gates We're locked.
Around DR.. McGlynn's confessional was
the guard of women VINO have been re-
newing daily the flowers which decorate
the picture of DR.. McGlynn. MIR. Dom
nelly said, pleasantly. taking Oft MS be-
retta:
"My coed ladies, will you be so kind as
to leave the church? 1t Is about to be
locked APP"
Margaret Creean, the Authenticated
girl VINO was DR.. McGlynn's waitress,
and who once locked Father Donuelly
out OF the rectory, replied:
Glow dare you speak TO me? You can't
put me out"
"YOu must not speak in that way to
Father Donelly," put in Capt. Ryan.
DOn'l you know who you're talking tO?"
Yes, l DO" re Orted the peppery Mag
gle, land | know YOU, too. He is the
man who put my dear master out of the
house. DOnnely his name is. | will not
call him father. 1 know you, TOO. You
are Capt. Ryan, and DOnnelly and YOU
together can't put me ont. II you touch
these flowers yor'll get INTO trouble"
Father DOnnelly aud Capt. Ryan with
drew, and Maggie went up stairs to tell
the housekeeper, Mary Haliigan, what
had happened. While they were ia k
ing two little girls ran breath
lessly up stairs and told Maggie that
Father Donnelly was in the chapel and
was tearing down the picture from Father
McGlYnD's confessional. Maggie. who
appears to have been elected General by
the women, hurried down, to lind Father
DOnnelly and Policemen Sullivan and
Cody persuading tue other women to
leave the chapel. They asked Maggie to
20, but Maggie refused. Then Pol ceman
Sullivan and Policeman Cody gently but
firmly lifted the crying and kicking girl
and carried her out to the sidewalk. Mag
gle thought ii best to 20 home, aud tue
other women having been expelled the
basement was locked.
Alter that Pastor Donnelly went up
stairs and encountered Mary Halligan.
Mary Is a tall, strong young woman with
swapping black eyes. She remains at the
rectOry, she says, at DR.. McGIynn's re-
quest to take charge of his room. She
had been Keeping the key, but she had
discovered that the door had been opened
while she was off guard. She sent for
Mr.. Bach, lOcksmth on Third avenue,
and told him to take off the old lock aud
put on a Yale lock. Just then Pastor
Donnelly with a policeman appeared on
the scene. Mary began it.
$50 we're there, are We, We old hypo-
crlte," she said, and she pushed hiIH away
from the door, He is an invalid and
feeble and she pushed hard. He was near
falling.
"My dear young woman" said he "yOu
must not speak Ike that to me.'
"Pd like to see ye keep me from it"
said Mary.
''What have l done!" said Father Dom
nelly.
"Wbat have ye done p said Mary, firing
up. ~ GAME mere Wneu -UU priests re-
fused. This is Father McGlynn's private
property, aud here III stay. Yen not be
reading his papers any more"
"l'Ye no objection 10 your staying"
said Father DOnnelly.
IN stay to spite ye,' said Mary,
See here, young woman put IN the
policeman, you talk easy, or I'll put you
in place where You can talk TO your
self"
Then Mary turned to the policeman and
dared him. He ddn't take the dare.
"WelI, we'll" said Father DOnnelly
"Fli have no more such scenes. And,
mind, forbid you to have that lock put
on"
He was half way up stairs as he spoke,
and the woman ran up after MIN and huT-
RED him up The rest Of tde flight. The
new lock WAS put on.
The meeting OF TIE Pensioners to hear
the report Of the committee appointed AZ
week ago to see Archbishop COrrigau
and ask him WHY DR.. McGlynn WAS re.
moved was called to take pace at 80 in
the church basement. Long before that
time approached, the muddy street in
front OF the church was oiled with a
crowd. A score of 6lue-coaled police.
men were posing on the church steps,
leaning against the doors, and walking
up and down the sidewalk. If any one
stopped in front Of the church on the
Twenty Eighth street side no was told to
move on.
81 s'pose yen bring Pinkerton men
here next" SAID one excited woman.
On the Twenty ninth street side were
1900 people, half of them women, and in
front OF them the Committee of Tnirty-
FIVE. The committee, led by Chairman
Henry Carey, went TO Capt. Ryan, VINO
stood with Sergt. FITZGERALD on TIE top OF
the last stairs, and or eet above the
heads Of the crowd. In reply to Mr..
Carey's application to get into the base
ment, Capt. Ryan said:
"YOu can't get in. lrs locked up"
Word was passed from mouth to mouth
II the crowd that Capt. Ryan had The
basement tled with policemen, with their
-evOlvers drawn. AS a matter OF fact
there were four policemen in the base
ment, Father Dounelly appeared AZ tn
wicket in the basement aud SAID TO some
Of tue committee who stood near:
''Inere'll be no meeting tonight
Then Mr.. Carey from the steps said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Father Donnelly
has refused n PERMISSION 10 enter The ua-C-
ment OF our own church. The place aud Time
NUf the next meeting VIII he dnHouuC u IN the
press, The mrCiug now stands adjourned.
so home praceaOiy rs your pastor would II
he were here.
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